Rim tool



R. SK. BhRHY AND h.

RUSHTUN RIM 1001.

3 SHLUS SNEL! l.

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i y @if R. S. BERRY AND E. T. RUSHTON.

RIM `IOOL.

APPLICATiON ILEl) APR. 4, 192i.

Pafened 0st. 3L 1922.

3 SHEETS SHEEY 2.

H. S. BERRY AND E. T. RUSHTON.

RiM TOOL.

APPUcATloN man APHA, |921.

L 1134i: M Pai/SMM 003; 3L, 192i 3 SHEETSSHEEI 3.

foei., in n tEN S. BERRY, 03E' LGS ANGELES,

, Application filtert neil il.

To all whom i may conce/rn:

Be it known that We, Reni Si. Eisner? residing at Los Angeles, in the county of ALos ngeles sind Starte ot Californie., end Engine T. RUsHToN, residing :it oseph, in the county of -Berrien and State of lticlfiigen, both citizens of tie United Staten, here invented new and useful improvements in Hirn rfools, of which the following is n specificetion.

rllhis invention particulei'lg7 pertains to e tool for expanding and contracting split wheel rims of the type employed as :i mount-- ing for pneumatic tires and which riins ordinarily comprise e. metallic ennuius het ing marginal tire engaging und *formed with ai 'transverse split to permit the rim loeinggI contracted or shonlr circumferentiolly in mounting :ind den'ioniring tire.

fin object of this invention is to provide e tool which may he quickly applied to and removed :troni e rim and when in place on the rim to have such engagement therewith that the rini may oe either contracted or exp-ended without removing and replacing the tool.

Another object is to provide e. tool adapted to span o rim und be disposed to slidebly engage both the inner und outer peripheries of the rim :it various gointsA` :ind also to provide connections which ohvietefthe use ot screws or clamps in applying the tool.

Another object is to provide e tool which is adopted to contract the rim step by step and to hold the iin in any desired cona/ trected position to permit its being lifted l'y the tool, and

o Another object is to provino means whereby zitter the rim has neen shrunk hy the tool it may be freed and allowed to quickly expend under its own tension without removing the tool.

Another object is to provide en expanding and contracting tool embodying e notched bar, e lever, and n pewl on the lever engagenble with the notched bei", in which the pewl may he eutoinaticelly thrown ont of engagement with the her to permit the latter to more independent et the levee.

Another object is to provide e pawl and lever nrinnfelnent for operating a reciprocal bar in either direction whereby chef point of engegernent of the pawl with the oer and its mounting on the lever will loe elo-.se to the tolcrnrn of the letter so that powerfull eif'erage he obtained.

further object is to provide tool, oiz 'the cines specified in which e pair of op positeljf movable thrust members are ectuzited by e lever, endrin which the ports ere so relatively errenged that the opposite points of epglicetion of the thrusts will be substantially in alignment with the telefoni point oit the lever on one ot the and the connection between the lever end the other member located on such short radins from the ulcrum point that on eration of the'lever the opposing forcee will he practically aiined or directiy opgosiee each other.

n cerrying ont our invention to eicfrect the objects above sti-ated and such other objects or advantages is niey subsequently eo peer, we here einjployed the construction :ind combination and errangementcoiI parte or their equivalents illustrated by wey ot eieinple in the accompanying drowings,.

which show the preferred embodiment oli th invention? and in which:

Figure i is a View in longitudinal eeetion sl'iowing the tool as applied to a Wheel rim with the parte es positioned in breek ingT ind shrinking the riin.

Figure 2 is :i view in side elevation of e rim with parts broken away showing,l the tool as applied and Vwith the lever retracted and as about t0 be advanced to shrink the riin lifter it has been broken as indicated in dotted lines in Figure l, l.

Figure 3 is e View in longitudinal section showing the tool applied to o Wheel rim positioned in readiness to expand the riin.

Figure l is e perspective View illustrating the manner of applying the tool to split wheel rim.

Figure 5 is e perspective vien7 showing the tool. es folded.

Figure 6 is o detail in section illustrating the manner of letting out the riin after it has been contracted and. showing the lever in full lines as advanced and in readiness to he retracted into the position shown in dotted lines.

Figure 'i' is :i detail in section showing,1 the lever in e retracted position in letting ont the rim and showing how the dog is ew tometicelly moved to e release position.

openings a guide'vchannel in continuation guide-way thi'oughthe shank; the toothedA upper edge of the bar being exposed y1n the Figures 8 and 9 are diagrams showingthe manner of throwing the dog out of engagement with the notchedbar on retraction of the lever.

Figure 10 is detail in cross section of,

the tool as seen on the lines l0-10 of Figare 'i'.

More specifically, 11 indicates a slide-bar of rectangular' cross section having a series ot notches 12 and teeth 13 on its upper edge the teeth being rectangular in form so that the end walls thereof will be straight and parallel throughout and extend at right angles to. the'y edgeo the bar and to the bottom oi the notches.' ,This slide-bar is mountedv for longitudinal sliding .movement in a tubular shank 14 and projects there through; the' shank fliaving rectangular end vin 'which the siide-bar 'is guided. in extension 15 .is forii'ied on one end of the shank andprojects Vbeneath kthe slide-bar and has upwardly extendingV flanges 16 and 17 which project nalongside eachside ofthe slide-bar, as shown in Figure 10, Vand form of the channel.' rib 18 extends transversely between the flanges at the outer'end ot' the extension' and a rib 18 is formed at the outer endr of the shank. .on which ribs' the lower edge of the ,slide-bar bears. Forii'ied on the outer faces 'of the flanges 16 and 1T adjacent the outer end of the extension are trunnions 1S) and 2() which protrude'opposite each other at a point intermediate upper and lower vedges ot' the slide-bar and form pivots onlwliich a vvlever 21 is iiulcrumcd; the lever! being formed vwith a yoke 22 which extentie astride the slide-bar and the shank extension and engage the triinnions. f

lin mounting. the lever'on the tri'innions.y the side members :of the yoke `are spread apart suiiiciently .to permit their" being placed. astride thel trunnions and arc then bent to position the trunnions through openings formed in the .yoke kto yreceive them. The lever is thus pivoted on the 'shankat a point .near the upper edge of the slide-bar and substantially opposite the longitudii'ial center ot the latter, and is .mounted at vthe outer end oi" the extension'so that yaA 'num` ber ot' the teeth on the slide-bar will be ef:- posed on the inner side of the yoke.

Mountedona pivot pin 23 carried by the yoke is a dog 24 which` is formed with a sleeve 25 through which the pivot pin Aentends. The dogvis'designed to be swung on its pivot to extend on either side of the yoke into engagement with the slide-bar and to engage the latter close `to the pivotall inounting ol the lever andof itself. The dog is, l

therefore, quite short I The yoke is of such length that the dog the l jfoiind in practice to be nii-seen may be swung upwardly therethrough and 'the length of the shank extension/15 is such that when the dog is engaged with the slidebar on the inner side of the yoke the lever may be rocked to its lowermost position before the dog touches the tubular shank. The dogibeing short permits the yoke and the extension 15 being correspondingly short.

rllhe outer end of the dog is formed with a pair of oppositely extending spurs 26 and 27 adapted to engage the teeth on the slide-bar according to whether the dog is arranged to extend on one side of the yoke lor the other, thus rendering the dog reversible and double acting. The end faces of the spurs are substantiallyy flat to conform to the vertical ends of the teeth and the tips of the spurs are slightly rounded so that they maybe readily disengaged from the teeth on swinging the dog upwardly on its pivot'. end of the dogbetween the spurs by which it may ber readily grasped to lift the pawl and swing it from one side of the yoke to the other. .i

ii important feature of this invention resides in forming the dog with a proi tuberance or huinp29 on one edge thereofl adjacent to its pivotal mount-ing', which pro-- tuberance constitutes a kick-oiitcam and is designed to be moved into contact with the upper edge oi the slide-bar on rocking the lever and acts to automatically liftthe dog out of engagen'ieiit with Alinger piece`28 is formed on'the i the protuberance ybeing Y spaced such distance from the tip ,of the l spur 26 that when the lever is retracted with the dog engaging a tooth and extendingw position, the

substantially in alioiizonta-l protuberance will be positionedto bear on the upper edge of a tooth, as particularly, shown in Figures 8 and 9.

T he pivotal mounting 23 of the `dog is,l dis-4 l posed as close to theupper edge of the bar as possible and yet afford enough clearance as to permit sullicient stroke ofthe lever to l eilect movement ofthe bara distancesubstantialliv correspondingvv to or -slightly greater than the combined length of a tooth and a notch of the bar, which hasibeen about one inch. y y l The pivotal mounting of the lever lis pref- Y crab-ly Ldisposed at about one and threeeighths inches from Y ofthe dog, which withia length of lever of about twenty inches provides suiiicient le- Average to adapt the tool for use in expandi fofwheel'rims with ease, but tliesefvdimen-.i` i

ing and contracting` large land heavy types sions may be varied accordingfto thesize of tool desired and tothe work it is intend-` ed to perform.

The outer end of the bar 11 is designed to .iis

most desirable atvr l.

12o the pivotal mounting longitudinal slot 4l in its upper be positioned to abut against v.the inner periphery et a wheel rim 30 and is also intended 'to have engagement with the outer periphery of the rim. For the latter pnrpese.,

end portion of the bar and is formed with upwardly and outwardly extending bracket portion 32 having a downturned bill 333 adapted to hook over the edge of the rim; the bill being spaced `from the end ot the. sleeve and har such distance as to permit its being readily placed astridea side flange 34 withwhich the rim is formed and to be spaced from the flange when the end ot the l is positioned to abut against the rim,

shown in figure 3.

VFormed on the end .of the tubular shank le opposite the mounting ot the lever and projecting from each side thereof is a pair oit spaced bosses 35 'forming yokes on which a pair of arms 36 -37 are pivotally mounted; the arms being adapted to be folded together to extend substantially parallel with each other in continuation of the shank, and to be swung on their pivotal mounting to space their enter ends apart and arrange either or both ot the arms in angular relation to the shank. rthe outer ends ot' the arms are formed with shoulders 38 locatedopposite tie outer end of the bar 1l and substantially in alignment with the pivotal mounting of the lever, which shoulders are adapted to be arranged to abut against the inner periphery of the wheel rim. As a means for adapting the arms to beengaged with the enter periphery of the wheel rim, they are formed with upwardly Land outwardly extending bracket portions 39 terminating in downturned bills l() which are spaced such distance trom the shoulders 3S that when the latter are arranged against the inner face ot the rim the bills will clear the flange 34 on 'the rim, as shown in Figure 3.

The tubular shank 14 is formed with a wall, and projecting upwardly on opposite sides of the slot intermediate its ends are' lugs 42 carrying a pivot pin 43 on which a reversible pawl. 4A is mounted; the pawl being formed at its outer end with oppositely extending spurs and i6 either ot' which is engageable with the teeth on the slide bar according to whether the pawl is positioned to extend toward one end of the shank or the other. The pawl. 44 is thus double acting and may be disposed to engage the bar 'to prevent movement ot' the latter in either a forwarder rearward direction and yet permit its movement in the other direction.

ln the operation of the invention, the slide bar is adjusted in the shank according to 'the span of the rim to be operated upon so that the tool may bev disposed with the brackets 32 and 39 seating on the edge of the rim with the outer end oi the slide bar, and

sleeve 3l is rigidly secured tothe- Vmay be arranged to extend the shoulders on the outer ends ot the arms disposed adjacent the inner periphery ot the rim.

lt is to be noted that when the tool is seated Yon the rim, the pivotal point of the lever will be located at a point on a plane between the edges ot the rim, and that the toothed upper edge of 'he bar `will also be disposed on a plane within the rim, which arrangement is advantageous in that opposed thrusts on the rim will be substantially aligned and applied from within the rim.

in breaking the rim, the arms 36 and 3T on opposite sides oi the split 47 of the rim, as shown in Fignre 4, with one oi the arms located' close to the split, as indicated in dotted lines, and the other arm spaced therefrom, or both the arms may be engaged with the rim on one side of the split. The lever 2l is then disposed in the raised position, as indicated in full lines in Figure l, and the dog 2i swung to the inner side ot the xever and engaged with one of the teeth on the bar, and the pawl 44 is positioned to extend in the saine direction as that of the dog 24; the bills being engaged with the {iange on the rim, as shown in Figure l. Downward movement oic the lever n ill then act to advance the bar and shank relative to each other; the bar being free to move beneath the pawl a4 on this rctracting movement. ln this manner, an inward pull may he exerted on the rim to divide or break the latter at the split i? to position the portions ot' the rim adjacent the split in an overlapping position.

To shrink the riIn, the arms are spread apart while engaged with the rim, being 'tree to slide thereon, and are disposed about equi-distant on opposite sides of the split, shown in full lines in Figure Li. The lever is then raised, the dog engaged with another tooth, and the lever depressed to advance the bar and shank relative to each other a distance slightly greater than the combined length ot a toot-h and notch; the pawl ils: engaging a tooth on the bar when the lever has neared the end oi: its down stroke, as shown in Figure l, to hold the bar against retrograde movement under the pnli exerted by the contracted rim which will now he placed under heavy tension. rihis operation shrinks or contracts the rim and may be re peated such number of times as to shrink the rim sufficiently to permit its being tneed from a tire thereon. The tool is thus worked step by step to contract the rim. rihe pawl la now acts to hold the rim in its contracted position between the bills. .fitter the rim has been shrunk, the lever is rocked to its npwardly extending position, as shown 'in ure 2,-Whereupon it may be employed as 'a' handle and the tool lifted with the rim. attached to remove the rino from' the tire. The

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` rim may thus be held in its contractedi'posi-` Figures i and 8, whereupon a slight upward tion until replaced in the tire and without detaching the tool. 1

When it is desired to release the rim `and permit it to expand to normal, the lever and dog are operated to advance shank such distance thatthe pawl L14 may be disengaged from the bar and reversed in position, as shown in Figure 6; the'lever then being in its depressed position. retraction of the lever 4 y pand under'its tension 'and will exert outward pulls on the bar and shank causing the bar to follow the dog,v as indicated in dotted lines in Figure 6, until theb protuberance 29 on the dog seats on the upper edge of atooth on the bar,as -shown in or forward movement of the lever. willfact to force the dog outy p bar thereby automatically releasing the latter so that the rim will expand to its'normal position with'a single retracted movement of the lever irrespective of the number of steps"A employed in contracting the rim.

The action ofthe dogy as just described is particularly illustrated in diagram in Fi ures 8 and 9,5m which A indicates the fucrum :ofthe lever, B the'pivo'tal center of the dog.y C-C the are of travell of the center B, D-D represents the lever, and a-'-,a indicates the .vertical 4center ofthe pivotal center B. Vhen i Y I letting the rim ex )and and disposed 'on linev D D, Figure 8, t e protuberance 29.011 the dog will be disposed tofone' side of the center a-`t and will seat on the bar to' the side of the center of the pivot' B 'toward the outer end of the dog. On forcinglthe lever in the direction of arrow F an`upward pressure will be exertedfon the dog in 'the'direction of arrow G, so rthat when the forceapplied to the lever is suilicient sure of the bar on the latter will move upwardly ment with the bar, as shown that the vbar may freely'slide when the shown in ted lines in Figure 7. The disposed outof engagement i l rim by reason of being'under vtension'when contracted will quickly expand to normal in Figure'fQ, so

dog being then and 1n so doingcarries the bar therewith. as.A indicated in dotted lines 1n F1gure 7 the,

rim being thus free to expand any distance under its tension'vwith a continuous and practically instantaneous movement. i A

To expand the rim after it has been released and restored to normal the'- dog is reversed to extend'on the opposite'ry for` ward side ofthe lever bar, as shown in Figure 3. This reversal of the dog may be readily effected manually,- but it frequently occurs that on Withdrawal niatically the bar in theto bring tooth, so

the rim.l will ex.

ot' rengagement with the leasing the rim to permit it to expand the lever is retracted in A yWhile we have to overcome the presu end of the dog,y the" out of engagey i y land equivalents. beneath the ,dog y lever is disposed on"linevD-D`,' `as; Figure 9, andas indicated in dot- 7ith the bar, the

of said members; a dog -rmeans cooperating -ot said lever for and engaged with the Lessa/ae i of the dog from engagement with the bar as above described, suiiicient impulse will be imparted to the dog as to cause it to autoswing upward and over into lts reversed position. The lever is then lowered the dog into engagement with a that onupward movement of the wardly relative to, each other to bring the end of ,the .bar and the ends of the arms against the inner surface of the rim, so that continued upward movement of the lever willact to expand the rim. voperation of the lever will and shank relative to each tanceas-to yexpand the rim suiiciently ,to permit the end 'portions of Ordinarily, one

other such disthe vriin being connected together, but in e,vent, two or more stepsare necessarythe reversed pawl 44 will engage the bar to, permit a number .ot bites being taken. AWhen the end of the bar and the ends of the arms are positioned against vremoved from the rim.

' From the foregoing, it will be seen that the. fourvoperations required in detaching and connecting a rim and tire consisting in first breaking the rim, shrinking the rim, re* under its own tension, `and rim, may be performed bythe use of this tool without .disengaging thetoolt'rom the pliedto and removed from a rim. .It will also be seen thatiby advancing or retracting the bar and shank relative to each other, the tool may be readily adjusted. to -t wheel rims ofpvarious sizes. f r i l shown and describedfthe' tool specifically, wedo not limit ourselves to the exact details ofconstru'ction set forth, but may employ such changes, modifications,"

of the parts andar-rangement thereofas -comelwithin thescope cf the advance the bar -the rim, the bills will be spacedV from the finally expanding the appended claims andi.4 without departing other, one of said-members having teeth formed thereon, a lever pivoted on ktiieother `A12431 adapted to engage the toothed member. and between the dog and the toothed memberv controlled byl the operation automatically lifting vsaid dogl out of engagement with the toothed member.

2. In a tool for expanding and contracting split wheel rims, a pair of telescoping members slidable longitudinally `relative to each pivot/ed on"` saidV lever i' split 10 scoping members slida'ble longitudinally rela,-

Lesre/ie other, one -or said members having teeth formed thereon, :i lever pivoted on the other of said members, adog pivoted ou said lever adapted to engage the toothed member, and means on said dog co-operatng with the toothed member adapted to lift the dog out of engagement with said member.

3. A. tool for contracting and expanding Wheel rims comprising, a. pair of teletive to each other, one of said members heving teeth formed thereon, a. lever pivoted on one of the members, a dog pivoted on said lever adapted to engage the teeth on the other member; said dog {ormed with a protuberanoe adapted to bear on the toothed 'member'to lift the dog out of engagement with said member, and wheel rim engaging means on each of said members.

BENI S. BERRY. ELMER T. RUSHTN. 

